Le Relais De Venise

REVIEW

May 10, 2010


CUISINE: French
NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

 

590 Lexington Avenue E. 52nd and E. 53rd St

(p) 212-758-3989

 

Waitstaff breeze around the tables at this nostalgic Venetian looking-bistro marking paper tablecloths with "medium well" and "rare" — that's one of the few choices you have at Relais, the American brother to its international twins in Paris, London and Barcelona. The $24 prix fixe includes a salad and a stellar steak au poivre with slender cut frites. You'll be grateful for the Bernaise style sauce so you can mop up the second helpings of steak frites from speedy servers, who still manage to be genteel while they expedite everyone along their courses. READ ON

 

To start, a green salad with mustard vinegarette and walnuts satisfies, but eat quickly, the second course arrives whenever it's ready — my steak came on top of my salad. The bistro standards at Relais are not particularly groundbreaking, but they are tasty and well-executed. The desserts and wine lists are quintessentially French, and so is the staff (or at least the outfits are). All in all, it is a thoroughly enjoyable Parisian retreat, and a great bargain, especially if you're looking for a quick table turnover.

 


Posted in FOOD on May 10, 2010 7:20am by Ashley Hoffman | 9 comments



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